CEB

A bit torn between colors. I realize it is what I like but I'm not sure that I like the local option of Palladium over black.

I've had several silver cars and know that they are easy to take care of, but the white is very enticing.

General thoughts?

Pntblnk

Tough choice but what great options. I ended up going Arctic White but the silver is classic MB. Can't go wrong with any of them so hit a dealer that has all three combo's on the lot and let your heart speak to you.

golfster

I have white but like all the options you're considering.

K-A

To me, a White/Almond-Black W212 Sport with Pano (or blacked out) roof is just one of the, if not the hottest and sharpest car on the road, so I'm partial.

BUT, too many people are getting the same colors, so I advocate differentiation!

The W212 responds very strongly to different colors. The dark silver/gray colors that it comes with give it an extremely formal and mature tone, while the non metallics give it a more casual vibe.

listerone

None of the above.

Check out "Cuprite Brown".Very subtle,very classy.If I had ordered from the factory that's what I would have chosen.

CEB

Thanks all. My little brain ranked the cars the same way.

BenzE350

I think the E and S were designed to be black.

All the other colors would be tied for second.

threeMBs

1. White/black.
2. Iridium silver/black.
Pano is a must.

IMO and experience, black exterior is great when you do not drive your car (just look at it indoors) or you love to perform almost daily detailing. Had 325I and Scorpio in black long time ago - never again.

Stano

IMO
Artic White/Black interior with Black Ash Trim
then behind that would be Palladium or Black with the same interior above.
One of the main reasons i chose my car was because of its color & trim combo. Its so hard to find a White car with Black interior. I can't stand tan interior personally. I dont care how good of a deal a car is if it has Tan interior its a deal breaker.

CEB

I agree, but...

...I'll never own a dark car again. The look very nice for two minutes after you've cleaned them and then light (or nighttime) brings out the swirls. You can almost stand there and watch the car swirl up.

Light colors swirl just as easily, but you don't see it. I like taking care of my car and a weekend every few months to clay, polish and seal/wax the car is time well spent - but then I'd like it to look nice for more than 2 minutes.

gohan

i like white the best (my 1st choice)

black (2nd choice)

ended up with Palladium silver, which i've grown to like but still prefer one of the 2 above.

Busta Riles

Do you guys like Arctic White as opposed to Diamond White, or is it just not available?

Mine is Diamond White with Natural Beige & Black 2-tone leather.

If only we could get red leather in this car...

YYZ-E55

Palladium/Alpaca is nice:



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togaclk55

Black or white

ngerstman

To each his own. I wouldn't trade my Indium Grey for any other color. Very rich looking, kind of gun metal, grey with a hint of gold and brown. Still love it after a year. I think the color palette of Mercedes is generally great. Lots of great choices. Last on my list would be the Cuprite Brown. I had a chance for a good deal on one last year but found it not subtle in it's browness. Personally would never get white because it doesn't hide the dirt. Silvers are the best at that. Regards. Ned.

K-A

Actually, isn't white one of the best at hiding dirt?

I love (non Metallic) White's ease of ownership. Almost impossible to see swirl marks, good with keeping possible scratches non visible, and it almost always looks clean (the windows are usually a better giveaway as to whether the car is dirty or not). I think the biggest downfall of white (in a caretakers sense) is that it doesn't truly reward you after putting in lots of hard work in detailing, lol.

My biggest downside to the technicalities of Whites longevity, is that sometimes they start to look yellow-y after a while. I assume that high quality paint like M-B's and proper care would 100% prevent that.

boschk

White rocks in areas of little rain like my location (desert sw). It hides the dust extremely well. Also, met silver sucks with regards to chip repairs. It's so hard to hide touch up.

stemags

Not enuff choices

DoubleA

Artic white is a great color. Rich looking and easy to maintain. Ive had 3 white benzes already.

El Cid

Palladium silver over gray. Started with steel gray over tan, but then looked at an actual car with that combination. The steel gray was too dark. The Palladium silver is what used to be called a light or medium gray. Personally feel the gray interior looks better with silver/gray cars. To me black interiors are psychologically smaller. However, gray and tan carpets are going to show soiling worse. Ideally, IMO, they should have dark gray carpet and rugs in cars with black or gray interiors.
You really need to see the colors outdoors before deciding. Website and brochures are no where near correct.